8th Circuit Revives ACA Claim Alleging Discrimination In Gender Dysphoria Case

Mealey's (May 26, 2017, 1:38 PM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — A mother has standing to pursue a Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) claim alleging that her employer-based insurer discriminated against her and her son by denying coverage for gender dysphoria treatments, the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held May 24 (Brittany R. Tovar v. Essentia Health; et al., No. 16-3186, 8th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 9009)....